ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / SOURCES
Graham Robson - GRANGE IRON COMPANY - Carrville Durham, for the Victoria Garesfield Tribute Tub - a full-size, replica coal tub - dedicated to the memory of all the men and boys employed at Victoria Garesfield Colliery over the years. The tub stands on the private land of John Harrison in Victoria Garesfield and is visible from the road (Lintzford Lane).
With thanks to John Harrison, Alan Wainwright, Rita (Lee) Armstrong, Gerald Armstrong, Charles Stephenson, Jennifer Hall, Angela Lee, Kathleen Wilkinson and Gwendowlin Watson, along with Pamela (Smith) Hill for their personal contributions, information and photos used on this site.
In the compilation of the 'History' page, the following sources of information were consulted and used.
Mr. Thomas William Pears & Mr. Brian Pears – ‘High Spen District’ - http://www.bpears.org.uk/Misc/Eighty_Years/
Mr. Alex Johnson - 'High Spen – a Hundred Years' - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DUR/HighSpen/Part1.html#a1
Mr. Alex Johnson - 'Barlow 1925 - 1935 - Recollections' - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DUR/Barlow/
Mr. Tony Whitehead - Lest we forget – the Miners Bond http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/literature/miners_lives.php
Mr. Alan Wright – E Thesis ‘Chopwell Township. Aspects of Residency Using a Microcosmical Approach’. Dpt. Of Anthropology, Durham University 2012.: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/4469/
The Durham Mining Museum -
D. Wray – ‘The place of Imagery in the Transmission of Culture: The Banners of the Durham Coalfield: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/static/5007/sasspdf/wrayworkingpaper.pdf
Coal Mining History Resource Centre: www.Cmhrc.co.uk
www.durhamrecordsonline.com
Whickham Web Wanderers - exploring our history for future generations: http://webwanderers.org
Facebook Rowlands Gill History Page: https://www.facebook.com/RowlandsGillHistoryPage?fref=ts
Friends of Chopwell Wood: http://www.friendsofchopwellwood.org.uk/history-heritage/lhi-project
'Coal Miner' 8 page article about mining based on the life of Tommy Shotton, miner at Greenside, the Picture Post, Feb. 18, 1939:
LINKS
Glossary of mining terms: http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/literature/glossary/index.html
Essay on on colliery explosions and miners’ safety lamps - http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/Purdy_essay.pdf
1842 Royal Commission Report: http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1842_N_bland.pdf
Mr. Peter Saga, The Pitmen's Great Stand 1765: http://www.durhamminers.org/News/The%20Pitmens'%20Great%20Stand%201765.pdf
Beamish Museum: http://www.beamish.org.uk/pit-village/
ART
Angus Hood, High Spen miner/artist's impressions of High Spen as a mining village (with the kind permission of Mrs. R Hood) : /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/garesfield_bute_col.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/bank_head.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/chopwell_bridge.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/colliery_granary_.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/eng_chop_col.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/methodist_chapel.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/the_add_rah.jpg
Herbert Cooper, Durham Pit Artist : http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/durham-pit-artist-herbert-coopers-4413352 http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/beehive-coke-ovens-43669
Tom Lamb, Durham pitman painter: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/wear/hi/things_to_do/newsid_9156000/9156660.stm
Dennis Wilkinson: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-range-56423
James MacKenzie: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/search/painted_by/james-mackenzie
Mining Art: http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/Collection/ian/Art2/Index.html#top
Norman Cornish - miner and artist: http://www.normancornish.com/biography.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11008918/Norman-Cornish-obituary.html
PHOTOGRAPHS
Alan Wainwrght - recent photos of Victoria Garesfield and the Whinfield Coke Works: https://www.flickr.com/photos/36325548@N07/
Beamish Museum Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/beamishmuseum/11010268306/
POETRY
Joseph Skipsey ' The Collier Lad': http://www.poetrynook.com/poem/collier-lad
The Pitman Poet - Tommy Armstrong: http://www.pitmanpoet.org.uk/TommyArmstrong/TommyArmstrong.htm
Collection of poems: http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/literature/poetry/index.html
MUSIC
Raymond Cowell and the Ukes of Northumberland's great rendition of Johnny Handle's 'The Collier Lad' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUVXCke8XfU
Raymond Cowell performing 'Dark as a Dungeon': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxno8bUTwIM
Lyrics 'Dark as a Dungeon': http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/willienelson/darkasadungeon.html
Raymond Cowell 'The Black-leg Miner': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3u_MFlOnU
Johnny Handle, Newcastle Folk Singer, Mining Songs: http://www.johnnyhandle.co.uk/
Lyrics of 'The Collier Lad' by Johnny Handle - courtesy of the author.
Ed Pickford 'Aye Cud Hew': http://www.ed-pickford.co.uk/html/body_mining.html
Graham Robson - GRANGE IRON COMPANY - Carrville Durham, for the Victoria Garesfield Tribute Tub - a full-size, replica coal tub - dedicated to the memory of all the men and boys employed at Victoria Garesfield Colliery over the years. The tub stands on the private land of John Harrison in Victoria Garesfield and is visible from the road (Lintzford Lane).
With thanks to John Harrison, Alan Wainwright, Rita (Lee) Armstrong, Gerald Armstrong, Charles Stephenson, Jennifer Hall, Angela Lee, Kathleen Wilkinson and Gwendowlin Watson, along with Pamela (Smith) Hill for their personal contributions, information and photos used on this site.
In the compilation of the 'History' page, the following sources of information were consulted and used.
Mr. Thomas William Pears & Mr. Brian Pears – ‘High Spen District’ - http://www.bpears.org.uk/Misc/Eighty_Years/
Mr. Alex Johnson - 'High Spen – a Hundred Years' - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DUR/HighSpen/Part1.html#a1
Mr. Alex Johnson - 'Barlow 1925 - 1935 - Recollections' - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DUR/Barlow/
Mr. Tony Whitehead - Lest we forget – the Miners Bond http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/literature/miners_lives.php
Mr. Alan Wright – E Thesis ‘Chopwell Township. Aspects of Residency Using a Microcosmical Approach’. Dpt. Of Anthropology, Durham University 2012.: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/4469/
The Durham Mining Museum -
D. Wray – ‘The place of Imagery in the Transmission of Culture: The Banners of the Durham Coalfield: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/static/5007/sasspdf/wrayworkingpaper.pdf
Coal Mining History Resource Centre: www.Cmhrc.co.uk
www.durhamrecordsonline.com
Whickham Web Wanderers - exploring our history for future generations: http://webwanderers.org
Facebook Rowlands Gill History Page: https://www.facebook.com/RowlandsGillHistoryPage?fref=ts
Friends of Chopwell Wood: http://www.friendsofchopwellwood.org.uk/history-heritage/lhi-project
'Coal Miner' 8 page article about mining based on the life of Tommy Shotton, miner at Greenside, the Picture Post, Feb. 18, 1939:
LINKS
Glossary of mining terms: http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/literature/glossary/index.html
Essay on on colliery explosions and miners’ safety lamps - http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/Purdy_essay.pdf
1842 Royal Commission Report: http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1842_N_bland.pdf
Mr. Peter Saga, The Pitmen's Great Stand 1765: http://www.durhamminers.org/News/The%20Pitmens'%20Great%20Stand%201765.pdf
Beamish Museum: http://www.beamish.org.uk/pit-village/
ART
Angus Hood, High Spen miner/artist's impressions of High Spen as a mining village (with the kind permission of Mrs. R Hood) : /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/garesfield_bute_col.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/bank_head.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/chopwell_bridge.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/colliery_granary_.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/eng_chop_col.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/methodist_chapel.jpg /uploads/3/0/3/6/30362319/the_add_rah.jpg
Herbert Cooper, Durham Pit Artist : http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/durham-pit-artist-herbert-coopers-4413352 http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/beehive-coke-ovens-43669
Tom Lamb, Durham pitman painter: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/wear/hi/things_to_do/newsid_9156000/9156660.stm
Dennis Wilkinson: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-range-56423
James MacKenzie: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/search/painted_by/james-mackenzie
Mining Art: http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/Collection/ian/Art2/Index.html#top
Norman Cornish - miner and artist: http://www.normancornish.com/biography.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11008918/Norman-Cornish-obituary.html
PHOTOGRAPHS
Alan Wainwrght - recent photos of Victoria Garesfield and the Whinfield Coke Works: https://www.flickr.com/photos/36325548@N07/
Beamish Museum Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/beamishmuseum/11010268306/
POETRY
Joseph Skipsey ' The Collier Lad': http://www.poetrynook.com/poem/collier-lad
The Pitman Poet - Tommy Armstrong: http://www.pitmanpoet.org.uk/TommyArmstrong/TommyArmstrong.htm
Collection of poems: http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/literature/poetry/index.html
MUSIC
Raymond Cowell and the Ukes of Northumberland's great rendition of Johnny Handle's 'The Collier Lad' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUVXCke8XfU
Raymond Cowell performing 'Dark as a Dungeon': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxno8bUTwIM
Lyrics 'Dark as a Dungeon': http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/willienelson/darkasadungeon.html
Raymond Cowell 'The Black-leg Miner': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3u_MFlOnU
Johnny Handle, Newcastle Folk Singer, Mining Songs: http://www.johnnyhandle.co.uk/
Lyrics of 'The Collier Lad' by Johnny Handle - courtesy of the author.
Ed Pickford 'Aye Cud Hew': http://www.ed-pickford.co.uk/html/body_mining.html